landlord tenant; settlement conferences
HB 2963 requires mandatory settlement conferences for certain Arizona eviction cases within five days of an eviction notice being served on the tenant. Landlords and tenants must attend, submit relevant documents (lease, rent notices, receipts), and the court will dismiss cases if landlords don't appear or enter default judgments if tenants don't attend. The bill updates Arizona Revised Statutes §12-1175 and §33-1368 to specify these procedures, including different notice periods for lease breaches (10 days for most issues, 5 days for health/safety concerns) and clarifying that certain tenant falsifications (like false occupancy or criminal records) are non-curable. This directly affects landlords and tenants in eviction proceedings by adding a required conference step before hearings.
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introduced
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Introduction
Feb 2026
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Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Betty Villegas
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Abeytia
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
EL
Elda Luna-Nájera
DDemocratic
Co
Junelle Cavero
DDemocratic
Co
Lorena Austin
DDemocratic
Co
Mariana Sandoval
DDemocratic
Co
Oscar De Los Santos
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Contreras
DDemocratic
Co
QC
Quantá Crews
DDemocratic
Co
Sarah Liguori
DDemocratic
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